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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 912 

To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct an 

analysis of the costs of converting light-duty vehicles in the Federal 

fleet to electric vehicles, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 9, 2023 

Mr. FEENSTRA (for himself, Mr. BOST, Mr. FLOOD, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. 

FINSTAD, and Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in 

addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be 

subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 

of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To require the Comptroller General of the United States 

to conduct an analysis of the costs of converting lightduty vehicles in the Federal fleet to electric vehicles, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Comparison of Sus5 tainable Transportation Act’’ or the ‘‘COST Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. COST ANALYSIS OF CONVERTING FEDERAL FLEET 

2 TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES. 

3 (a) COST ANALYSIS.—The Comptroller General of 

4 the United States shall conduct— 

5 (1) an analysis of the costs of replacing the 

6 light-duty vehicles in the Federal fleet that are 

7 fueled by gasoline with electric vehicles, including 

8 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; and 

9 (2) an analysis of the costs of replacing the 

10 light-duty vehicles in the Federal fleet that are 

11 fueled by gasoline with flex-fuel ethanol vehicles. 

12 (b) INCLUSIONS.—Each analysis conducted under 

13 subsection (a) shall include the costs necessary for deploy14 ment of infrastructure for each applicable type of electric 

15 vehicle or flex-fuel ethanol vehicle that it is feasible to be 

16 used in the Federal fleet nationwide. 

17 (c) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 1 year after the 

18 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

19 shall publish online the cost analyses conducted under sub20 section (a). 

21 SEC. 3. ANALYSIS OF LIFECYCLE EMISSIONS OF E85 CAPA22 BLE FLEX-FUEL AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES. 

23 (a) ANALYSIS.—The Secretary of Energy, utilizing 

24 the most recent Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, 

25 and Energy use in Transportation model (commonly re26 ferred to as the ‘‘GREET model’’) developed by Argonne 


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1 National Laboratory, shall conduct a lifecycle analysis of 

2 greenhouse gas emissions from each of the following types 

3 of vehicles: 

4 (1) A conventional gasoline vehicle. 

5 (2) An E85 capable flex-fuel vehicle. 

6 (3) A battery electric vehicle. 

7 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

8 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall 

9 submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech10 nology of the House of Representatives, and the Com11 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 

12 Senate a report on the lifecycle analyses conducted under 

13 subsection (a). 

14 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 

15 In this Act: 

16 (1) E85.—The term ‘‘E85’’ means a fuel con17 taining 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline. 

18 (2) FEDERAL FLEET.—The term ‘‘Federal 

19 fleet’’ means the fleet of federally owned or operated 

20 motor vehicles as reported in the most recent Fed21 eral Fleet Report of the General Services Adminis22 tration. 


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1 (3) LIGHT-DUTY VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘light2 duty vehicle’’ means a vehicle with a gross vehicle 

3 weight rating of less than or equal to 8,500 pounds. 

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